Aug. 6, 2013

The area at 85th Street and Minnesota Avenue, seen last month, where a proposed Walmart would go. / Emily Spartz / Argus Leader

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Jim Entenman

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WHAT: The Sioux Falls City Council will vote on a rezoning request to allow a Walmart Supercenter to be constructed at the corner of 85th Street and Minnesota WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Carnegie Town Hall LIVESTREAM: @argusleader.com.

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The Sioux Falls City Council has voted to approve a rezoning request for a proposed Walmart Supercenter in southern Sioux Falls.

In a 7-1 vote, the council approved a request which rezones the land to accommodate a 185,000-square-foot store, as well as several outlots for office and other smaller commercial buildings at 85th Street and Minnesota Avenue.

Councilor Greg Jamison was the lone no vote, saying the city needed to come up with a better development plan.

The rezoning was discussed for nearly three hours, as councilors heard more than an hour of public input, including members of Save Our Neighborhood, a group which has strongly opposed the big box store, even filing a lawsuit to block the project.

Walmart must still apply for a conditional use permit and a building permit in order to begin construction. The earliest the planning commission would consider the conditional use permit is October.